Author Patrick Archbold
Deo Gratias! POPE Benedict today warned Catholic politicians they risked excommunication from the Church and should not receive communion if they support abortion. It was the first time that the Pope, speaking to reporters aboard the plane taking him on… Continue Reading →
The Ordinary Ministers of the Media have clearly gotten their marching orders on how to cover the Pope’s upcoming visit to Brazil. We blogged via satire on this point a few days ago in Pope’s Last Ditch Effort CancelledTake a… Continue Reading →
You will hear of noises and reports of rumors; see that you are not alarmed, for these things must happen, but it will not yet be the end. Progressives will rise against orthodox, and blogger against blogger; there will be… Continue Reading →
Dateline Next Week — Sao Paolo Brazil When Pope Benedict XVI arrived in this sprawling city Wednesday for a five-day visit to the world’s formerly most populous Roman Catholic country, he found that there were actually no Catholics left in… Continue Reading →
Some comments from Msgr. Michael Schmitz, Provincial Superior of Institute of Christ the King Sovereign Priest in America, were used to throw so much cold water on any hope of an imminent release of our fabled Motu Proprio. Some have… Continue Reading →
Rorate Caeli is reporting that Bishop Fellay of the SSPX thinks we have a while to wait on the Motu Proprio: The Motu Proprio “is a strong wish of Benedict XVI, and it is probable that the text will at… Continue Reading →
As anyone can see, the concepts of freedom of religion and separation of Church and state have morphed in the previous40-50 years into freedom from religion. We are now further along that road than ever before. Two current stories are… Continue Reading →
The European Parliament has passed a resolution condemning Poland for common sense. The crime? See C-FAM: The EU resolution condemned the Polish government and criticized the Polish Prime Minister for saying that “promoting a homosexual lifestyle to young people in… Continue Reading →
Well, it seems our favorite Burger King Catholic, the openly gay ex-governor of New Jersey has applied to the General Theological Seminary in Manhattan in order to become an Episcopal Priest. Once again, you just cannot make this stuff up…. Continue Reading →
Half Caf, Atheism Free, Mocha Latte Please
You can’t even order a cup of coffee anymore. WND has a story about an Ohio woman who got a little militant atheism mixed in with her latte. The cup in question contained the following quote: “Why in moments of… Continue Reading →